HPE 481548-001

48-Port 8 Gb Fibre Channel SAN Director switch

The HPE 481548-001 48-Port 8 Gb Fibre Channel SAN Director switch is a high-density, high-performance storage networking module tailored for enterprise-grade SAN infrastructures. Designed as a blade plug-in option, it delivers 48 Fibre Channel ports—each capable of 8 Gbps throughput—ensuring rapid, reliable data movement across storage networks. Ideal for mission-critical applications like virtualization, cloud deployments, or large-scale backup and recovery systems, this switch offers scalability and speed at the core of your storage fabric. Refurbished and thoroughly tested, it comes with a 90-day warranty, offering an economical yet dependable avenue to enhance your existing HPE SAN environment.

Features

The HPE 481548-001 serves as a robust expansion module within HPE  SAN infrastructure, offering a sleek blade insert form factor that minimizes rack space while maximizing port density. Each of its 48 SFP fibre ports delivers up to 8 Gbps Fibre Channel performance, enabling high-throughput SAN connectivity suitable for storage arrays, servers, and backup systems—all within a compact, rack-mountable or chassis-compatible form factor Engineered to support enterprise scaling, the module integrates zoning, authentication, and advanced traffic management for enhanced security and efficient data flow 

Advanced Options

. As a modular director-class switch, it hosts hot-swappable components and streamlined management via Web GUI, CLI, SNMP, and Telnet interfaces—ensuring uptime and administration ease Whether deployed as a core or edge component, this module bolsters your SAN infrastructure with resilient performance, flexible expansion, and strong virtual and physical ecosystem compatibility.